En Name: | Dombay |
Ru Name: | Домбай |
Loc Name1: | Доммай |
Loc Lang1: | Karachay-Balkar |
Coordinates: | 43.3°N 79°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Federal Subject: | Karachay-Cherkess Republic |
Adm City Jur: | town of republic significance of Karachayevsk |
Inhabloc Cat: | Urban-type settlement |
Inhabloc Type: | Resort settlement |
Urban Okrug Jur: | Karachayevsky Urban Okrug |
Pop 2010Census: | 657 |
Current Cat Date: | 1965 |
Postal Codes: | 369241 |
Dombay population | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 657 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 403 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 1,601 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 1,730 |
Dombay (Russian: Домба́й; Karachay-Balkar: Доммай, Dommay) is an urban locality (a resort settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 657.
Dombay is situated within the Teberda Nature Reserve (zapovednik) and is a tourist destination.
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Dombay in 1965.
In January 2013, the ski resort made international headlines when a man died from a broken neck and another was badly injured when a Zorb rolled out of control down a mountain, hitting rocks and eventually coming to a stop 1km (01miles) away on a frozen lake in Dombay.[1] [2] [3] [4] After the incident made international headlines, Russian authorities called for tougher safety laws.[5]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the resort settlement of Dombay is subordinated to the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk.[6] Within the framework of municipal divisions, Dombay is a part of Karachayevsky Urban Okrug.[7]